The Medal for Lifesaving (Ukrainian: Медаль «За врятоване життя») is a medal of Ukraine presented for saving human life, acts of charity, humanistic and other activities in public health, and accident prevention.

[1] The Medal for Lifesaving is circular, made of silver, and 32 millimetres (1.3 in) in diameter.

The obverse of the medal depicts the image of two hands, one extended to rescue the other.

The image is superimposed over the sun with rays, symbolizing life saved.

It is made of white moire silk with two longitudinal 3 mm (0.12 in) wide stripes of red 2 mm (0.079 in) from the edges of the ribbon.